A two-vehicle collision involving a school bus and a minivan occurred in St. Charles County, resulting in injuries to three adults on Friday afternoon. According to First Alert 4, the accident took place just before 2:45 p.m. near St. Andrews Cinema on West Clay. While the school bus was devoid of children, all the injured adults were travelling in the minivan, with two sustaining non-life-threatening injuries and one facing life-threatening circumstances.
The incident intensified when one of the vehicles, a passenger car, caught on fire post-collision, with the flames then spreading to the school bus. KSDK reports that the drivers of both vehicles were able to exit and were taken to area hospitals for treatment. In the midst of the fiery aftermath, no children were present on the bus at the time of the crash and the fire was quickly extinguished by Central County Fire and Rescue.
Investigators are yet piecing together the full narrative of events, but what's clear is the head-on collision's immediate aftermath compelled a response from emergency services. A school bus and a mini van were described as having collided along an outer road near Interstate 70 and Zumbehl Road. FOX 2 reported from a St. Charles County Ambulance crew that the minivan, carrying three passengers, also ignited following the crash, and those individuals were all hospitalized.
Missouri State Highway Patrol has confirmed that at the time of the crash, only the bus driver and a bus aid were inside in the bus. The extent of their injuries has not been specified. Additional information regarding the crash continues to be sparse, but authorities are investigation and details are expected to be made public as they become available.
